1994–95 Philadelphia 76ers season
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The 1994–95 NBA season was the 76ers 46th season in the National Basketball Association, and 32nd season in Philadelphia.[1] The 76ers had the sixth overall pick in the 1994 NBA draft, and selected Sharone Wright out of Clemson University.[2][3][4][5][6] During the off-season, the team signed free agents Scott Williams,[7] Jeff Grayer, then signed Willie Burton during the first month of the regular season.[8][9] Under new head coach John Lucas,[10][11] the Sixers struggled losing six of their first seven games. After a 10–16 start to the season, they went on a nine-game losing streak between December and January, as Jeff Malone only played just 19 games due to a sprained ankle, averaging 18.4 points per game.[12][13] After holding a 14–34 record at the All-Star break,[14] the Sixers posted an eight-game losing streak in March, and finished sixth in the Atlantic Division with a 24–58 record.[15]
1994–95 Philadelphia 76ers season | |||
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Head coach | John Lucas | ||
General manager | John Lucas | ||
Owner(s) | Harold Katz | ||
Arena | CoreStates Spectrum | ||
Results | |||
Record | 24–58 (.293) | ||
Place | Division: 6th (Atlantic) Conference: 13th (Eastern) | ||
Playoff finish | Did not qualify | ||
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |||
Local media | |||
Television | WPHL-TV SportsChannel Philadelphia PRISM | ||
Radio | WIP | ||
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Dana Barros averaged 20.6 points, 7.5 assists and 1.8 steals per game, while shooting .464 in three-point field goal percentage, and .899 in free throw percentage, and was named Most Improved Player of the Year,[16][17][18] He was also selected for the 1995 NBA All-Star Game.[19][20][21] In addition, Clarence Weatherspoon averaged 18.1 points, 6.9 rebounds and 1.5 steals per game, while Burton contributed 15.3 points per game, Wright provided the team with 11.4 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game, and was selected to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team, and second-year star Shawn Bradley played a full season, averaging 9.5 points, 8.0 rebounds and 3.3 blocks per game. Grayer contributed 8.3 points per game in only just 47 games, and Williams provided with 6.4 points and 6.3 rebounds per game.[22]
Following the season, Barros signed as a free agent with the Boston Celtics,[23][24][25][26] while Burton and Grayer were both released to free agency, and first round draft pick B.J. Tyler was left unprotected in the 1995 NBA Expansion Draft, where he was selected by the newly expansion Toronto Raptors.[27][28][29][30][31] For this season, the 76ers changed their uniforms adding side panels to their jerseys and shorts, which remained in use until 1997.[32][33]